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- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Tamura Masatoshi
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(H117)
- Group
- -
- Course number
- LAE.E483
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/3/20
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
In this course students will be expected to pick up salient points of argument from English texts rich in broad cultural implications and discuss them in classes, through which they will comprehend the implications.
The course will provide students with means to read quality texts as subjects of fully-fledged cultural research.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
・pick out points of argument from each chapter of the text.
・analyze each chapter critically.
Keywords
English speaking cultures, English speaking texts
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
(1) Every student is supposed to read a paper on the assigned section of the text at least once in a single quarter. (2) Toward the end of class, Q and A session will be held. It is highly desirable for all the students to join the discussion regarding the questions the paper raised.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction Read "Prologue" | Understanding how the class will be conducted and what will be used as reading materials. |
| Class 2 | Begin Chapter 1: Other People's Shoes | Preparing for your presentation |
| Class 3 | Continue Chapter 1 | Preparing for your presentation |
| Class 4 | Begin Chapter 2: The Anatomy of Empathy | Preparing for your presentation |
| Class 5 | Continue Chapter 2 | Preparing for your presentation |
| Class 6 | Begin Chapter 3: Doing Good | Preparing for your presentation |
| Class 7 | Continue Chapter 3 | Preparing for your presentation |
| Class 8 | Recapitulation, Final discussion | Review |
Textbook(s)
Paul Bloom, Against Empathy (Vintage)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.
Assessment criteria and methods
Activities in class 60%
Final paper 40%
Related courses
- LAE.E484 ： English Language and Cultures 16
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with Seminar: Language and Culture(English) 16.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.
